On Oct 17 2007 16:01, G T Smith wrote: > >You do not need dd (or mount), tar with with the DVD/CD device name as >target does it nicely for reading (and writing). I would expect >multi-volume tar to work in the same way as it would with a tape device >in this scenario...
That only works with certain writers and discs. DVD+RW for sure, DVD-RAM. No idea about DVD+R. CD-RW in packet mode maybe. Use of pktcdvd is advised because its buffering is just advantageous (too lazy to search for details), and it may (or may not - who knows) solve the Read-Only problem. Stupid DVD drives die after exactly 2 years and 1 month, and I've hit that timespan again so can't check. >One can effectively treat a writeable DVD/CD as datastream media (i.e. >like a tape Basically the track layout is the same as that of a vinyl >record, a long spiral, not a block and sector layout like a floppy or >HD..). But when not in packet mode, you need to update the TOC. And the kernel does not do that for you. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
